Chapter 13: This is ridiculous

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

As the people who jumped into the water got shot, the water at the dock area slowly turned red.

Yuan Zhao Di fell into the water and was originally planning to escape by water, but he changed his mind when he found out that the pirates were specifically shooting those who jumped into the water to escape.

After seeing the pirate’s action, Yuan Zhao Di realized one thing. The pirates’ arrival was purely to kill and not for money.

This was ridiculous.

Pirates usually attacked on large docks, and their targets were moving ships. Furthermore, pirates usually only attack for money and will not harm lives.

After all, fewer ships would be on the water if they killed too many people.

Without ships, the pirates would have no income.

But in today’s situation, this ship of pirates had the goal of killing.

After Yuan Zhao Di fell into the water, he dived straight into the water. With his superb swimming skills, he quickly approached the pirate’s boat.

At this moment, the pirate’s attention was all on the pier, and no one was paying attention in the other direction.

Yuan Zhao Di’s move was the exact opposite of the direction they were looking at. The most dangerous place was the safest place.

Although his life was temporarily out of danger, Yuan Zhao Di did not feel at ease. The pirates would have to return to the ship and leave the dock sooner or later.

“I have to think of a way!” Yuan Zhao Di’s heart was a mess when he heard the screams from the dock.

At this moment, there were already dead bodies floating down the river.

When Yuan Zhao Di saw the corpses that had drifted with the tide, he made another decision in his heart.

He couldn’t hide here forever. After all, when the pirates left, there was a high chance that he would be exposed. As for waiting for the Pirate’s boat to leave, no matter how good he was in the water, he couldn’t stay in the water for such a long time.

Yuan Zhao Di took a deep breath and dived into the water, heading toward the corpses floating with the current.

It did not take long for Yuan Zhao Di to approach a corpse.

However, Yuan Zhao Di did not float to the surface immediately. Instead, he stuck to the corpse like a shadow and went downstream.

Only when he was almost out of breath did he float to the surface and take deep breaths.

After replenishing his energy, Yuan Zhao Di sank into the water again. He pulled the floating corpse with one hand and sped up its movement in the water.

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By the time the massacre at the dock ended, Yuan Zhao Di had already left the dock with the cover of the floating corpse and successfully sneaked to the shore.

It was only then that Yuan Zhao Di had the time to look in the direction of the dock.

At this moment, the dock was already shrouded in thick smoke.

One by one, the houses were set on fire, and a large number of smoke pillars rose into the sky.

“Gone! It’s all gone!” Yuan Zhao Di thought to himself. He did not even need to go to the dock to know it had been destroyed.

It was impossible to guess how many people had died.

Yuan Zhao Di hid in the forest by the shore and watched from afar until the pirate’s ship left the dock.

“You dogs! You’re trying to cut me off my job!”

Yuan Zhao Di looked at the burning dock and gritted his teeth. He chased the pirates’ boat down the river from the shore. He wanted to see where these heartless pirates had come from.

With such a massive incident and so many people dead, the imperial court would definitely investigate to the end.

Yuan Zhao Di had also thought it through. He wanted to find the exact location the pirates came from and report it to the imperial court. He had to take revenge no matter what.

After all, if the dock were destroyed, his job as a manager would be gone. He would have to go home and work hard. How would he survive?